Variation in high-risk prescribing between GPs and between practices in United Kingdom general practice

Background Safety is increasingly conceptualised as a system rather than an individual physician problem, but few studies examine whether high-risk behaviour varies more between physicians or between primary care practices. Primary care prescribing is a common cause of serious harm, being associated with ∼6.5% of all emergency hospital admissions. The aim of this study was to examine variation in high-risk risk prescribing between physicians and between practices. Methods Multilevel logistic regression modelling …